Pro-administration Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, July 5 expressed his intent to revisit, review, and, if necessary, overhaul the Labor Code of the Philippines to ensure adequate benefits, support, and protection of the country's workforce. Estrada yesterday filed...
ILOILO CITY — With the exception of those going to Boracay Island, inbound travelers to any other part of Aklan no longer need to present a quick response (QR) code to gain entry. “The QR code requirment for all returning Aklanons and travellers is hereby lifted,” said newly installed Aklan...
For Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas, poll-related offenses like syndicated vote-buying and cyber vote-buying must be defined under the Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 881 or the Omnibus Election Code. (Maxim Ilyahov/ Unsplash In a statement over the weekend, Vargas lamented how the provisions...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson Saidamen B. Pangarungan bared that the poll body has placed 104 municipalities and 14 cities under the red category. Comelec Chairman Saidamen B. Pangarungan (Photo Comelec FB) “Actually, we have 104 municipalities sa buong Pilipinas na naka-pula ( in...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s eldest daughter Aika asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the spread of a fabricated sex video claiming to be her on various internet sites and social media platforms. Aika Robredo (Photo courtesy of Leni People’s Campaign) In a letter...
Should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial race, Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he will pursue amendments to the Local Government Code of 1991 to give local government units (LGUs) more power and autonomy. The law, which has been substantially unchanged for 31 years,...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Che'l Diokno condemned the harassment of the opposition team’s volunteers, asking the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate the blatant disrespect of the people’s right to campaign. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo M. Lacson on Thursday, April 7 supported calls to exempt teachers’ election honoraria from taxes. ‘’It is the least that the government can give them as incentive for the extra and thankless - yet patriotic - duty,’’ Lacson said in a statement....
The Muntinlupa City government warned the public that stealing wires from streetlights is punishable under the law. It made the warning after Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management recorded at least four incidents of streetlight wire thefts through their surveillance team...
Filipinos are given a peek into the foreign policy of Vice President Leni Robredo if she wins as president in May 2022 after she pushed for the Philippines to lead the drafting and signing of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the contested...
Partido Reporma standard bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he is supportive of the four-day work week schedule being proposed to help employees save on their transportation costs to and from their workplaces as the country reels from the impact of the Ukraine-Russia conflict to the...
The police arrested six persons and dismantled another suspected drug den in an operation in Taguig on March 3. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District (SPD) director, said P3 million worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) was seized during the police operation at...
